455 items related to 'SMC'
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Resources: Journal article :
Assessment of the feasibility, acceptability and impact of implementing seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Nampula Province, Mozambique
This study provides a unique contribution to the evidence on the prevalence of SPAQ resistance in Mozambique and will inform future SMC implementation.
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Monoclonal antibodies: A breakthrough in the fight against malaria?
According to the 2020 World Malaria Report, in 2019 there were 229 million malaria infections and malaria claimed the lives of 409,000 people, 67 percent of those who died were children under the age…
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completedAssessing the feasibility, acceptability and impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mozambique
Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mozambique. SMC funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Mozambique
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Resources: Synopsis :
Using the role model approach to improve administration of seasonal malaria chemoprevention drugs in Burkina Faso, Chad and Togo
During COVID-19, many caregivers found it challenging to adapt administration of antimalarial medicines to minimise physical contact between distributors and children.
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Resources: Research brief :
Exploring the implementation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Mozambique
SMC was delivered for the first time in Mozambique in 2020–2021, achieving very high coverage of households and eligible children.
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Exciting potential for increased protection against malaria for young children in combining malaria vaccine with seasonal malaria chemoprevention
A seminal paper, published on 25 August in the New England Journal of Medicine, details results from a three-year trial to test the efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 E malaria vaccine in combination…
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Malaria Consortium to support Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to reduce malaria burden to pre-elimination by 2025
Malaria Consortium is supporting Nigeria’s National Malaria Elimination Programme to deliver malaria interventions to help the country reach its goal of reducing the malaria burden to pre-elimination…
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Malaria Consortium responds to urgent call to deliver SMC to two million children in Borno state
Malaria Consortium is delivering seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) across Borno state in northeast Nigeria to approximately two million children under five who would otherwise not have had…
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Videos :
SMC: What is it and why is it so effective?
In this video, hear from Malaria Consortium's SMC Programme Director, Christian Rassi, as he speaks to the GiveWell team about the seasonal malaria chemoprevention programme and the reasons why it…
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Resources: Research brief :
Feasibility and acceptability of extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention to children aged 5–10 years
This study aimed to understand the barriers to delivering SMC in Massaguet district, Chad, to children above 59 months.
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Photo story: SMC beyond the Sahel: Protecting children from malaria in Uganda
Malaria Consortium is supporting Uganda’s National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) to implement a pilot project assessing the feasibility, acceptability and impact of seasonal malaria chemoprevention…
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Resources: Capacity statement :
Malaria Consortium Mozambique
In Mozambique, we support the government’s efforts to develop functional malaria surveillance systems.
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New monitoring and evaluation toolkit will help improve SMC implementation and impact assessment
Malaria Consortium welcomes the recent publication of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Toolkit by the SMC Alliance. The toolkit outlines a performance…
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Resources: Brochure :
Malaria Consortium Burkina Faso
We are carrying out SMC programmes across Burkina Faso and are exploring the potential of digital solutions to strengthen health systems in the country.
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Resources: Synopsis :
Evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and protective effectiveness of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Karamoja, Uganda
With our study, we aim to inform malaria decision-making, policy change and strengthen existing interventions to further reduce malaria morbidity and mortality.
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Resources: Learning paper :
Implementing mass campaigns during a pandemic: What we learnt from supporting seasonal malaria chemoprevention during COVID-19
Key learnings from supporting SMC implementation during the pandemic give invaluable insights that can inform future SMC implementation.
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Blog :
Our research strategy for seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Malaria Consortium is launching a new seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) research strategy. As a leading implementer of SMC, we strive to use research evidence to improve programme performance…
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Q&A :
Data and surveillance for malaria in Nigeria: Q&A with Oluwatosin Ajibade
Strengthening surveillance and improving the sharing of disease-related intelligence helps empower decision-makers to make informed and timely choices around interventions. This issue has been…
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Resources: Project report :
Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention program: Philanthropy report 2020
Malaria Consortium’s annual report on the use of philanthropic funding for SMC.
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Resources: Project report :
Quantitative report on seasonal malaria chemoprevention supported by Malaria Consortium in 2020: Coverage and quality in Burkina Faso, Chad, Nigeria and Togo
This report outlines methods employed by Malaria Consortium for monitoring coverage of its SMC programme and the quality of SMC delivery in 2020.